Publications (20)
First measurement of the neutron-emission probability with a surrogate reaction in inverse kinematics at a heavy-ion storage ring
M. Sguazzin, B. Jurado, J. Pibernat +50
Neutron-induced reaction cross sections of short-lived nuclei are imperative to understand the origin of heavy elements in stellar nucleosynthesis and for societal applications, bu…
Approaching the Gamow window with stored ions: Direct measurement of Xe(p,) in the ESR storage ring
J. Glorius, C. Langer, Z. Slavkovská +63
We report the first measurement of low-energy proton-capture cross sections of Xe in a heavy ion storage ring. Xe ions of five different beam energies betwe…
Determination of the Bi(n,)Bi cross section using the NICE-Detector
K. Al-Khasawneh, E. Borris, B. Brückner +12
The capture cross section of Bi(n,)Bi was measured at different astrophysically energies including thermal capture cross section (25 meV), resonance integral,…
Florigenic and antiflorigenic signalling in plants
I. G. Matsoukas, A. J. Massiah, B. Thomas
The evidence that Flowering Locus T (FT) protein and its paralog Twin Sister of FT, act as the long distance floral stimulus, or at least that they are part of it in diverse plant…
Wideband 67-116 GHz receiver development for ALMA Band 2
P. Yagoubov, T. Mroczkowski, V. Belitsky +43
ALMA has been operating since 2011, but has not yet been populated with the full suite of intended frequency bands. In particular, ALMA Band 2 (67-90 GHz) is the final band in the…
Sensitive and accurate dual wavelength UV-VIS polarization detector for optical remote sensing of tropospheric aerosols
G. David, A. Miffre, B. Thomas +1
An UV-VIS polarization Lidar has been designed and specified for aerosols monitoring in the troposphere, showing the ability to precisely address low particle depolarization ratios…
New Particles Working Group Report of the Snowmass 2013 Community Summer Study
Y. Gershtein, M. Luty, M. Narain +92
This report summarizes the work of the Energy Frontier New Physics working group of the 2013 Community Summer Study (Snowmass).
Determination of luminosity for in-ring reactions: A new approach for the low-energy domain
Y. M. Xing, J. Glorius, L. Varga +59
Luminosity is a measure of the colliding frequency between beam and target and it is a crucial parameter for the measurement of absolute values, such as reaction cross sections. In…
R2D2 TPC: first Xenon results
R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini +16
Radial time projection chambers (TPC), already employed in the search for rare phenomena such as light Dark Matter candidate, could provide a new detection approach for the search…
Simultaneous scintillation light and charge readout of a pure argon filled Spherical Proportional Counter
R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini +20
The possible use of a Spherical Proportional Counter for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay is investigated in the R2D2 R&D project. Dual charge and scintillation light r…
Move of a large but delicate apparatus on a trailer with air-ride suspension
B. Thomas, D. Will, J. Heilman +17
When valuable delicate goods are shipped by truck, attention must be paid to vibrations that may cause damage. We present a case study of moving an extremely delicate 6230-kg super…
First simultaneous measurement of the gamma-ray and neutron emission probabilities in inverse kinematics at a heavy-ion storage ring
M. Sguazzin, B. Jurado, J. Pibernat +50
The probabilities for gamma-ray and particle emission as a function of the excitation energy of a decaying nucleus are valuable observables for constraining the ingredients of the…
Performance of a spherical high pressure gas TPC for neutrino magnetic moment measurement
R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini +20
The measurement of neutrino magnetic moment larger than would be a clear signature of physics beyond the standard model other than the existence of massive Dirac neu…
Did a gamma-ray burst initiate the late Ordovician mass extinction?
A. Melott, B. Lieberman, C. Laird +6
Gamma-ray bursts (hereafter GRB) produce a flux of radiation detectable across the observable Universe, and at least some of them are associated with galaxies. A GRB within our own…
Perspectives of a single-anode cylindrical chamber operating in ionization mode and high gas pressure
R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini +13
As part of the R2D2 (Rare Decays with Radial Detector) R&D, the use of a gas detector with a spherical or cylindrical cathode, equipped with a single anode and operating at high pr…
R2D2 spherical TPC: first energy resolution results
R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini +20
Spherical time projection chambers (TPC), also known as spherical proportional counters, are employed in the search for rare phenomena, such as light Dark Matter candidates. The sp…
First investigation of the response of solar cells to heavy ions above 1 AMeV
A. Henriques, B. Jurado, J. Pibernat +16
Solar cells have been used since several decades for the detection of fission fragments at about 1 AMeV. The advantages of solar cells regarding their cost (few euros) and radiatio…
Sensitivity study for s process nucleosynthesis in AGB stars
A. Koloczek, B. Thomas, J. Glorius +6
In this paper we present a large-scale sensitivity study of reaction rates in the main component of the process. The aim of this study is to identify all rates, which have a gl…
Review and new concepts for neutron-capture measurements of astrophysical interest
C. Domingo-Pardo, V. Babiano-Suarez, J. Balibrea-Correa +128
The idea of slow-neutron capture nucleosynthesis formulated in 1957 triggered a tremendous experimental effort in different laboratories worldwide to measure the relevant nuclear p…
Electron capture of Xe in collisions with H molecules in the energy range between 5.5 MeV/u and 30.9 MeV/u
F. M. Kröger, G. Weber, M. O. Herdrich +63
The electron capture process was studied for Xe colliding with H molecules at the internal gas target of the ESR storage ring at GSI, Darmstadt. Cross section values fo…